Originally Posted by
NickB
The only extra that you should have is the domestic transportation tax of 7.5% on the cash portion of the cash+miles, so somewhere in the region of $15 for an economy return and twice that for a First class return. the rest (flight segment tax, PFCs, Federal security tax) should remain the same as under other US FFPs.
Except that the carrier's fuel surcharge (YQ), which is absorbed into the ticket price in the USA, is treated as a tax/surcharge by the rest of the world, including the UK. That's the way it is, I don't like it either, and perhaps HM Govt seem to be making a move to change things.